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help with figuring out which hard drive...
I have a Sony Viao sve151d11m (yes very Old indeed!) The hard drive is gone and I have found something on eBay here Not much else comes up on google. I would be grateful if someone can tell me if I can order one off the shelf from ebuyer or amazon or something like that which may be slightly faster or heck even look at an…
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Gaming computer help for a non tech savy
Hi all just after a bit of advice please son is after a gaming computer had a bit of a serch and a visit to pc world now even more confused. I have a inderpendent recomended this. SPEC: Quad Core A8 5600K 3.9Ghz CPU 2GB GDDR5 Graphics Card 8GB DDR3 RAM 1TB Hard Drive DVD Drive x24 Gaming Case with Blue LED Fans FM2…
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Nokia Lumia 530 - How do I get $ sign?
Can anyone helps please. How do I on a Nokia Lumia 530 get the $ sign on the keyboard? Thanks.
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Smart Alarms + Thermostat
Hi - We’re currently in the middle of a small refurb and are looking at purchasing the Nest Protect alarm system… 4 in total for different zones in the house. As part of our refurb we’re also having a new Worcester Greenstar 38CDi Boiler installed and have discussed with our plumber about having the Worcester Wave smart…
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Remote Utilities: beware!
Seeking a free alternative to LogMeIn, a few weeks ago I decided to try Remote Utilities (on Windows 7 Pro). I soon gave up on it because I found it horribly slow, and I now use Teamviewer. However, I didn't bother uninstalling RU. Also a few weeks ago my laptop started playing up - badly. It would often (and for extended…
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laptop protection
all of a sudden I am being bombarded with phishing emails, is there anything else that provides a free download to help protect my laptop I have Windows 7 and am using its firewall the spyware is Microsoft security Essentials and the anti-malware is Malwarebytes Thank you
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Yahoo mail, is anyone else having trouble?
I've been having trouble with Yahoo mail yesterday and today. I can get into my inbox and I can open emails but its not letting me answer them or compose a new one. I've tried changing browsers from IE to Google Chrome and to Firefox but no luck. I've switched off several times and back on again but that's not clearing it…
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Duplicate thread
Removed - duplicated by mistake
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rooting unlocking phone
I wasn't certain which section to post this as it's a technical question about a mobile phone. Apologies if it's in the wrong section. I bought my daughter an orange san fransisco 2 mobile phone about 3 years back. I'm looking at moving away from orange/EE and thinking of rooting the phone. I have selected the Fish n Chips…
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Talk21 email
hello About a year ago BT said it was closing talk21 email accounts unless (a) you have BT broadband or (b) you sign up for the 'premium' email service. I registered for the 'premium' service but have recently received emails saying: "This e-mail has been sent to you by BT to inform you that we were unable to process your…
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Old mobile phone - poor signal
I have an extremely basic Nokia phone circa ten years old and do quite often have trouble getting a signal. Is it the case that new phones have better receivers and are thus able to get a stronger signal? If so, I had better think about updating:o
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Fish - Eye Lens advice please...
I own Konica Minolta Dynax 5D and normally use an AF DT 18-to 70 Lens along with a Sigma DL Zoom 75-300 mm I would like to purchase a Fish-Eye lens to fit this camera but not being knowledgeable with cameras I would like some expert advice as to which Fish-Eye lenses are available. Kind regards...
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Windows 8 laptop won't detect kodak ESP 3.2 printer
Title describes the problem. The Kodak AIO Home Center software & firmware drivers are installed on the laptop but the laptop won't detect the printer. According to this link the 2 are compatible:…
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Adobe Acrobat Cursor
How do you toggle between the vertical line cursor and the 'fist' cursor? I keep setting the fist accidentally as I swipe cursor across the screen with the touchpad, and I can't get it back to the line cursor again. There's a 'hand' icon to 'toggle touch mode' on the tool bar, but that doesn't work.
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Blu-ray that plays multi-region DVDs
We need to replace most of our household electronics following a burglary. Now that we have a new HD TV we were intending to update our old DVD player to a Blu-ray. We would like to continue to be able to play our existing DVD collection which is a mix of Zone 2 and Zone 4 discs as we used to live in New Zealand which is…
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Android to Ipad transfer
I want to transfer photos from my Samsung S4 to my Ipad. Is there an app that will do this for me. I don't want to use iTunes or the computer if possible. Advice please
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Opera Browser update prefilled passwords
Hi, I've been using Opera for years and just downloaded the latest update. To my horror, every site for which I have a password are already completed, just hit return and I'm logged in. You can't actually see the word, just stars. I posted my problem on the Opera forum but there doesn't seem to be much traffic on there.…
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Youtube autoplay on facebook-does it count is a hit on youtube?
Hi folks, Just noticed recently that on facebook (not that I'm any great fan of it really) that a lot of the embedded youtube videos seem to autoplay when you scroll pass them on facebook. Just wondering then does this autoplay feature actually count as a hit on youtube? I'm probably thinking if that it does, it kind of…
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Could an Office 365 University subscription from the US, be activated at a UK Uni?
Hi all, I was interested in grabbing a MS Office 365 Uni subscription, and notice that they tend to be cheaper on eBay. The ones located in the US seem to be cheaper still, but Would they activate without any problems, with a UK university email address, or do these tend to be country specific? Thanks in advance!
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Has somebody unplugged amazon.co.uk?
Seems like it's not just me. http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/amazon.co.uk
